Pakistan must punish Mumbai killers, says PMOctober 11th, 2009 MUMBAI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanded Sunday that Pakistan should try and punish those who masterminded the Mumbai terror attack last year. The prime minister told reporters here that diplomatic pressure from India and the international community had forced Pakistan to admit for the first time that its nationals were involved in the terror assault that killed some 170 people.
Mumbai gets high-speed interceptor boats to enhance coastal securitySeptember 30th, 2009 MUMBAI - Mumbai police launched two speedboats to enhance coastal security. The Indian made air-conditioned boats are equipped with advanced engines, Global Positioning System (GPS) and wireless sets.
Police say at least 26 women drown after 2 boats capsize in western IndiaJuly 12th, 2009 Police say 26 women drown in western IndiaMUMBAI, India — Two boats capsized in western India when the passengers panicked after seeing a bolt of lightning, police said Sunday. Twenty-six women drowned.
Chidambaram reviews coastal security equipment deliveryJune 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday reviewed the delivery of interceptor boats here as part of government's efforts to strengthen the coastal security.
20 armed forces medical teams rushed to help 'Aila' victimsJune 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Acting upon the request of West Bengal Government, the Ministry of Defence has dispatched 20 medical teams of armed forces personnel to the Aila affected areas of North and South 24 Parganas district of the State. Armed forces have already pressed into service four Gemini Boats in cyclone affected areas to distribute relief material.
Ambani chopper case: Investigations into death of Borge to be closedJune 1st, 2009 MUMBAI - In the absence of any strong evidence, the investigation being conducted on the mysterious death of Air Works technician Bharat Borge is likely to be closed soon. "We have not found any evidence to suggest that his death was a suicide and will be submitting a report soon stating that his death was an accident after which investigations will be closed," ACP (GRP) Prakash Sawant said.
Sri Lankan Navy kills 23 rebelsMay 1st, 2009 COLOMBO - At least 23 Tamil Tigers were killed when the Sri Lankan Navy destroyed their boats off the coast of northeastern Mullaitivu district, an official said Friday. Navy spokesman Mahesh Karunaratne said two rebel suicide boats and an attack craft were destroyed at around 1 a.m.
Major security operation in Maharashtra, Gujarat following terror warningApril 24th, 2009 MUMBAI - Following intelligence reports about the possibility of terrorists sneaking into India through the sea route, security forces have completed a major three-day long operation code-named 'Raah Bandh', according to an official statement Friday. 'Raah Banch' was launched along Maharashtra and Goa and coincided with the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections.
Pakistan Army may be linked to Mumbai attacks: policeFebruary 26th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Mumbai police Wednesday said two Pakistanis with military background were involved in last year's Mumbai terror attacks. The names of two Pakistani army men have surfaced during the probe and it is being investigated 'whether they are serving army men or are in the hierarchy of the Lashkar-e-Taiba', Joint Police Commissioner of Police Rakesh Maria told the media in the evening after filing of the charge sheet in the Nov 26 terror attacks.
Mumbai on alert after mystery speedboats are sightedFebruary 23rd, 2009 MUMBAI - Mumbai Police, the Coast Guard and Indian Navy were on alert Sunday after fishermen reported sighting two apparently mysterious speedboasts off the coast near here, an official said. The Coast Guard's ships and an aircraft were searching the Arabian Sea coast off Mumbai to trace out the two mysterious speedboats, the Coast Guard official said in the evening.
Alert after speedboats vanish off Mumbai coastFebruary 23rd, 2009 MUMBAI - The Coast Guard and Mumbai Police were on alert after fishermen reported sighting two unidentified speedboats Sunday afternoon off the north Mumbai coast, an official said. Some fishermen saw the speedboats around 110 km to the north near Tarapur, where sensitive installations of national importance are located.
Mumbai attackers used three boats: Interior ministerFebruary 11th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Mumbai attackers had used three boats during the planning and execution of the 26/11 carnage and the investigative authorities had obtained details of all three vessels, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said Thursday. 'We traced the owner of shop where the rubber boat (the terrorists used to land in Mumbai) was purchased,' Malik said at a press conference detailing the results of Pakistan's probe into the Nov 26-29, 2008 carnage that claimed the lives of more than 170 lives, including those of 26 non-Indians, and injured over 300.
26 crew of detained Pakistani trawlers being questionedFebruary 1st, 2009 AHMEDABAD - A day after the Indian Coast Guard apprehended four Pakistani fishing boats off the Gujarat coast, the 26 crew members were Monday handed over to police for interrogation, an official said. Wing Commander Satish Menon told IANS that the Coast Guard vessel 'Tarabai' had apprehended the four Pakistani fishing boats - 'al Imran', 'al Basheer', 'Bismillah' and 'Abdullah' - Sunday evening off Jakhau coast following a tip-off about the boats being in Indian waters.
Hundreds missing after boats capsize off Yemeni coastJanuary 17th, 2009 SANAA - Hundreds of people were missing after three boats capsized in two separate incidents off the coast of Yemen Saturday, a UN official said here Sunday. In one incident, two boats, with around 300 African migrants on board, capsized on the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen.
Mumbai terror attacks prime witness missing, police cluelessJanuary 12th, 2009 MUMBAI - The sudden and mysterious disappearance of a prime witness in the Mumbai terror attacks has caused a major embarrassment to police and intelligence agencies. A high-ranking police source said that a major effort is on to track down Anita Rajendra Uddaiya (47), who had seen the group of 10 terrorists landing at the Badhwar Park bay in Colaba Nov 26.
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